Improvement in geidieons



C. H. MOC'K.

Gridiron.

Patented Aug. 11,1868.

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c. H. MOCK, OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS, ASS-IGNOR'TO HIMSELF A D ISRAEL DIXON,OF SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent in. 80,831, dated August 11, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN GRIDIRQNS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it known that I, G. H. Mocx, of Quincy, inthe county of Adams,;and' in the State of Illinois, have invented'anImprovement in Spiders; and do hereby declare that the following is afull,'clear, and exact description thereof, referenoebeing had to theaccompanying drawings, making-a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1' is a vertical section. i I I Figure 2 is a top view with thecover removed.

This invention is designed to furnish means for cooking meats, game,poultry, &t c., without the use of-butter or lard, and for retainingthejuices which usually escape with the steam.

In the annexed drawings, A represents the spider, closely covered bythe. lid B, upon the front side of which -is a projection, 15,fitting'into a staple upon the spider, holding the lid firmly in place.I

Communicating with. the interior of the spider at a, is apassage,"C,'formed by the handles of 'the spider and cover, for theadmission of air which enters through the openings 0 c.

The operation of this spider is as follows, viz -The spider and lid areheated, the meat or other articles to be cooked, placed witliin,thelidclosed, and the spider removed to the hearth. I I

The juices given off in the form of vapor, being retained 'withinthe-spider by the closely-fitting cover, are condensed by the cool airentering through the passage 0, and, settling upon the bottom of thespider, prevent burning, and render the meat or other food more tender,juicy, and of rieher'flavor.. I I

I Both spider and cover must be made of cast iron, in order that theymay receive and retainsuflicient heat to cook the food after the spideris removed from the fire. I

.I am aware that spiders have been made with apassage extending from'theinside through the bottom, for the purpose of conveying into the due ofthe stove-the fumes arising from cooking, and disclaim such purpose inthis invention, which is intended for the purpose only of saving theexpense of butter, lard, &c.,.used in cookingmeats and poultry, and,also for retaining the juices given offin the forth of vapor, bycondensingthem by means of cool air entering through'the passage G. I

Having thus fully set forththe nature and merits of myimprovement, whatIclaim as myinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- I I IThe spider A, cover 13, projection and staple b, ail-passage G, andopenings c c, for the purpose substantially as herein shown anddescribed. I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand,this 28th day of February, 1868.

0. H. MocK;

Witnesses:

S. M. Rooms, J on H. WILLIAMS.

